The Fantastic Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs

Readings of some of the greatest imaginative fiction ever written. Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known for his creation of Tarzan of the Apes, was a prolific author of what would come to be known as "science fiction" or "swords and sorcery." Accomplished film and TV actor David Stifel is your narrator and host. Join us for the adventures of a lifetime!

Audiobooks by master adventure and sci-fi writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, that's what! Tarzan of the Apes, John Carter of Mars, the world At the Earth's Core - and more! Your narrator is "That Burroughs Guy", film and TV actor David Stifel.

The audiobooks are divided into "episodes" of roughly half an hour apiece. You can listen to any episode directly from this site, or you can download to your computer, mp3 player, etc. A new episode for the current selection is released every weekend, usually Saturday night.

When a book is completed in the podcast, it remains available for three weeks after completion. After that, the first two episodes are presented here free of charge - the remainder is available for purchase through audible.com or www.burroughsguy.com.

Turck has been captured by the Abyssinians who have conquered most of Europe. Now a slave, Turck is marched east where two mighty armies, black and yellow, are competing. The emperor himself, Menelek XIV is present – and at a banquet, white slave girls are presented to him. One refuses to bow to him – it is Victory, Queen of Grabritin!

Turck and his party have found the launch taken by Snider – with Snider in it dead, obviously at Victory’s hand after attempting to force himself on her. With no sign of Victory, they search up and down the Rhine for her. While doing so, Turck is seized by many hands. His captors are armed with firearms - and they are black as coal!

Turck and Victory have been reunited with the other castaways from the Coldwater. In their motorized launch, they cross the channel to Europe seeking civilization. Victory seemed aloof, after Turck explains to her that she is a barbarian, while he is civilized. Traveling up the Rhine, a hunting party returns to the river bank to discover that Snider and Victory have stolen the launch and returned downriver.

Turck and Victory have made their way to the spot where London once stood on the Thames. The river is still there, the city is not – only ruins. While exploring a particularly magnificent ruin, they are cornered by a pride of lions and forced to seek refuge in the river. A devil of a lioness follows them into the water, where together, they slay the beast.

Turck has finally made his way to London, only to discover it ruined. The inhabitants have devolved to primeval hunters. Their Queen is Victory, a beautiful girl in thrall to Buckingham, a brute. Victory rescues Turck from being fed to the lions who abound here and together they make their escape towards the ruins of London – the Camp of the Lions!

Turck and his crew have made their way to the Devon coast of what used to be England. They find no signs of civilization – only wilderness teeming with tigers. Navigating to the Isle of Wight, they again find no civilization – only tribal humans living in savagery. Turck is determined to proceed to London, where he is sure he will find civilization.